A new guide to help care home workers and managers improve life for those with dementia has been issued by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. It is the result of nine month’s work which took place to capture… read more »
New technology which aims to slash the time it take to diagnose dementia from the current 18 months to three months is set to be trialled in a UK Government-backed scheme. According to reports the Prime Minister, David Cameron, is… read more »
The Welsh Assembly’s Welsh Lanugage Commissioner, Meri Huws, is to launch an inquiry into the use of the Welsh language in the health and social care sectors. Ms Huws announced the inquiry at the National Eisteddfod today, August 8. It… read more »
CONCERNS have been raised over plans by CSSIW to phase out the use of care home categories and replace them with more detailed statements of purpose and “increased provider accountabilityâ€. Stephen Ford, CFW’s dementia care adviser, said he was not… read more »
A US study has found that drinking alcohol, even in moderation, can increase the risk of dementia in older people. The study findings, presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Vancouver today (July 18), contradict previous research which had… read more »
Care Forum Wales’ dementia care advisor, Stephen Ford, has released a new guide to dementia care to help carers deal with difficult situations that sometimes arise when dealing with older people with dementia. He has called his guide ‘A CHAMPIONS’,… read more »
Alheimer’s Society tips for helping dementia sufferers manage their finances Following its report on December 14 on how dementia sufferers are being targeted by unscrupulous con artists and sales people http://alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/press_article.php?pressReleaseID=742, the Society has come up a series of tips… read more »
Dementia sufferers in Wales are falling victim to con artists who target them with cold calls, mail scams and mis-sold policies according to charity, The Alzheimer’s Society. Research, published in its report, Short Changed: Protecting People With Dementia From Financial… read more »
A new UK Government campaign being launched in England will highlight the fact that six out of 10 cases of dementia in elderly people go undiagnosed – because relatives often confuse the normal signs of ageing with symptoms of dementia…. read more »